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Re: why php

LOL Greg

Just to add a little, I don't know that much about web design but I would say it's probably PHP
with a bit of HTML. Not sure if JS would have been used, or Ruby. Different websites use different languages,
i.e Facebook was primary written in D and C++.

Wishes Ada xx

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Re: why php

It's most certainly PHP, backed up by a MySQL database, flavoured with HTML/CSS and spiced up with a little Javascript for reply formatting and analytics. I'm guessing it's vBulletin

As for OP's 'question', another question. When you need to go to the shops for milk do you A) Get in your car and go for a drive or B) Break out the arc welder and build a car from scratch for the occasion.

Incidentally there is a piece of forum software written in Java, although it's geared more towards programmers than it is towards muggles who just want to create a forum. Might be worth checking out: jforum - Powering Communities